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President Ford and His Dog

November 07, 1974

Source: National Archives

President Gerald Ford pets his dog, Liberty, while working in the Oval Office in November 1974. Liberty, a gift from Ford's daughter, Susan, was a popular fixture in the Ford administration and even gave birth to a litter of puppies in the White House.